Woodbridge Chapel And Attached Railings

Woodbridge Chapel, built in 1833, is an independent chapel that also served the Clerkenwell and Islington Medical Mission. The building is constructed of yellow brick in Flemish bond with stucco dressings and has a roof that is hidden by a parapet. It stands two storeys tall with a basement and features a four-window arrangement facing both Haywards Place and Woodbridge Street. The basement has a cement plinth, and the entrance, located in a slightly projecting central bay on Haywards Place, has a flat arch with a stucco surround that includes paired pilasters supporting an entablature and blocking course. The entrance has double panelled doors.

The ground-floor windows are segmental-arched, while the first-floor windows are round-arched with a stucco sill band, featuring 8/8 sashes that are original to the design. Below the parapet, there is a stucco band and two brick strings, although the parapet itself has been rebuilt. The area railings consist of a short section of wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials near the entrance and a longer section of cast iron railings, likely added later, with urn standards and fleur-de-lys finials.

Inside, the chapel was originally a single worship space with vestibules at the ritual west end and vestries on the north and south at the ritual east end, separated by panelled and glazed screens. The interior fittings and gallery were added after 1833, and a ceiling has recently been inserted at the gallery level. The gallery, which is curved at the west end, is supported by cast iron columns with foliage capitals and features an ornate iron balustrade. The ritual east end is defined by pilasters that create a round-arched arcade of three bays. The pulpit is centrally located at the east end on iron brackets and is accessible by steps on either side, which have ornate iron balusters and railings. The nave contains pews that are likely from the 19th century, and there are four tiers of pews in the gallery. The stairs leading to the gallery have a wreathed and ramped handrail with stick balusters, and the ceiling has plaster panels.